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February 3, 2014 Contacts: Ulla Reeves, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, ulla@cleanenergy.org, (828) -713-7486 Amy Adams, Appalachian Voices, amy@appvoices.org, (828) 262-1500 Donna Lisenby, Waterkeeper Alliance, dlisenby@waterkeeper.org, (704) 277-6055 Tiffany...

From the Charlotte Observer, 2/3/2014 Duke Energy said Monday that 50,000 to 82,000 tons of coal ash and up to 27 million gallons of water were released from a pond at its retired power plant in Eden into the Dan River, and were still flowing. Duke said a 48-inch...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to finalize first-ever federal regulations for the disposal of coal ash by Dec. 19, 2014, according to a settlement in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public health groups...

During the 2013 legislative session, the General Assembly passed a bill overhauling how the state prioritizes and funds transportation projects.  There are now three pots of funding – state, regional, and local – each with a different set of criteria for determining...

Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: Jan. 15, 2014 Contacts: Kathleen Sullivan, SELC, 919-967-1450 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Frank Holleman, SELC, 864- 979-9431 or fholleman@selcnc.org Representing: Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse...

From ECO: The Environmental and Conservation Organization will host a public forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at the City Operations Center, 305 Williams St., in Hendersonville, to focus on North Carolina's roll back of environmental protections. According to a...

Jan. 10, Asheville Citizen-Times: As happens each year, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission proposes changes to its fishing, hunting and trapping rules across the state, and conducts public hearings to let people know what the proposals are and answer any...